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Guest Blog: Lowering Walls and Blurring Lines
The latest Incoming column from Lt.
Link Warfighters to Technologists at the Lowest Possible Level
As conflicts become more complex and uncertain in the 21st century, quick pivots to new technologies will become increasingly important.
Budgetary Concerns Dominate Pacific Pivot
Declining defense funds and the rise of China may hinder strategic rebalancing efforts.
The Continuing Journey to Fully Effective IT Acquisition and Management
Those of us who have been involved with government information technology (IT) for some time clearly remember the many efforts to improve IT acquisition.
DISA Lays Groundwork for Commercial Cloud Computing Contract
One of the U.S. Defense Department’s top information technology officials says work is beginning on a multiaward contract for commercial cloud computing services, but the official says he has no timeline or total value for the business.
Guest Blog: Budget Impact on Developing COTS Systems
The current driving force in the military and defense environment is to keep legacy systems operating longer, or the replacement of legacy systems with new systems that emulate one or more legacy s
Tap Into New AFCEA Online Resources
To help keep global security professionals abreast of business opportunities and changes in the government acquisition landscape, AFCEA International has gathered information about these topics in
University Fills Procurement Education Gap
Old Dominion University (ODU) now offers a graduate-level procurement program that focuses on how to support cost savings, improve efficiencies and determine other strategic goals for public-sector organizations.
The Budget Is Dominating the Dialogue--Especially That of the Security Community
Anyone who has attended an AFCEA conference in the past two months has heard the constant drumbeat from senior government leadership on the limitations on operations and readiness likely to occur i
Inexpensive Solutions Emerge for the Modern Battlefield
The defining images of the opening stages of the 2001 Afghanistan invasion were of bearded U.S. Special Operations forces on horseback talking with invisible air assets high overhead.